Big Bay State Park #25

We visited Big Bay State Park on the same day that we visited Copper Falls. It's only about an hour drive north of Copper Falls to Bayfield, where we boarded the ferry for Big Bay. As you may have surmised, this state park is located on Madeline Island, in Lake Superior. Madeline Island is the largest of the twenty two Apostle Islands, and is a larger park, at 2,350 acres. It was established in 1963, and is known for its' sandstone bluffs and caves.

We set-up camp as soon as we arrived, and then hiked to the beach from our camp site (which was great! point for camping!), and enjoyed the sunset. There is a beautiful boardwalk trail that runs through some wetlands and along the beach. At this point in the day, with a beer in hand (which may have contributed), we both lost the desire to parent very much as G had a fine time rolling in the sand and water in his clothes, at the beach. Neither of us made a move to do a thing, and just asked the other, "So, we are going to let him do this?" Luckily, we had a nice shower house near us in the campground.

We quickly learned that G has no "campground" voice, so when he woke up at 6am, everyone near us might have, too. But, as one of my dear friends said, "It's a beautiful morning, they can get the hell up and enjoy it!" I agreed wholeheartedly. Pics below as usual, I would love to visit this park again, so, it's at the top of my list. Next stop, Amnicon Falls State Park!